Author: Wendy Marcus

After years of careful consideration, I have determined that the absolutely worst toy out there today is the nefarious Lego. Their market has expanded now, and many knock-offs exist, including random bricks and mega-sized...

While perusing previews for the new television series “A Handmaid’s Tale, based on the book by Margaret Atwood, I made the mistake of reading the comments. It is disheartening to see how many people...

I believe that the time has come for a reassessment of cesarean sections (“c-sections”) and the bad press that they are constantly given. The bottom line is that c-sections save lives, of both mothers...

When I became pregnant, I had so many preconceived notions regarding motherhood. Some were pretty accurate, and others were way off base. But possibly the biggest incorrect assumption that I made was that I...

America is full of ideas on how to get more new mothers to breastfeed. Most of the ideas, unfortunately, are a hodge-podge of well-intentioned, but poorly executed schemes that focus not on the actual...